WASHINGTON (CNS) – Liturgical matters will take center stage on the agenda of action items at the fall general meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), to be held Nov. 10-13 in Baltimore.
Month: October 2014
Nun’s Murderer Says Family’s Forgiveness Gave Him ‘New Life’
UDAINAGAR, India (CNS) – The man who served a prison term for the 1995 murder of a Franciscan Clarist nun said that the forgiveness shown to him by the slain nun’s family has given him “new life.”
Pope Calls for End To Death Penalty
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis called for abolition of the death penalty as well as life imprisonment and denounced what he called a “penal populism” that promises to solve society’s problems by punishing crime instead of pursuing social justice.
Year for Consecrated Life
The worldwide observance of the Year for Consecrated Life proclaimed by Pope Francis will open in the diocese with prayer services in Brooklyn and Queens. Our Lady of Angels Church, Bay Ridge, will be the site for the Brooklyn service on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3:30 p.m. The opening in Queens will take place on Sunday, Dec. 14, at Immaculate Conception Monastery Church, Jamaica Estates, at 3:30 p.m.
Calling Cathedral Alumni
Where It All Began – a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Cathedral Prep – will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 5 p.m. Mass at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights. Auxiliary Bishops Paul Sanchez and Raymond Chappetto, both alumni of Cathedral College, Brooklyn, will be the main celebrants.
Muslims Condemn ISIS Terrorism
WASHINGTON (CNS) – More than 100 Muslim leaders – clerics and laypeople alike – have signed on to a letter criticizing the Middle East Muslim military group ISIS, short for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
NYC Marathon Is Music to IHM Musicians’ Ears
Two Immaculate Heart of Mary parish music ministers will be running the TCS N.Y.C. Marathon together on Sunday, Nov. 2.
TMLA Tennis Wins Catholic State Title (with video and slideshow)
For the first time in school history, The Mary Louis Academy varsity tennis team captured the GCHSAA state championship Oct. 23.
Still Time to Help Elect Gil Hodges to Hall!
There’s still time to sign the petition circulating to elect Gil Hodges to the Baseball Hall of Fame!
Bereavement
Feeling Adrift: Reflections on Grief Bereavement Conference Learning to Care for Loved Ones Life Brings Constant Change and Hope